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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
2
Chicago March 30 market report shows hogs receipts 18 000 with holdover 4117 cattle 7000 sheep 600. Active beef and pork markets with higher tone and varied weights and grades. Lambs and feeders listed with price ranges and receipts for tomorrow estimated at 19000 hogs 5000 cattle 6000 sheep
Mrs. Max Mayer of Iowa City has lectured across the state teaching women and men about good government and voting. She has addressed thousands, leads Iowa League efforts for county leagues, and heads a national convention delegation in Baltimore.
Webster City Iowa March 30 Dr A E B Kepford superintendent of the State Juvenile home appeals for proper care of homeless dependent neglected destitute children praising Governor Kendall and the board of control. He cites 209 children passed through the home in a year and a half with 140 in residence today. He argues saving troubled children is wiser than building cell houses for criminals.
Farm Bureau notes report seed corn tests show mold in 15 to 36 percent of ears with diplodia or other molds. One mold can spread quickly in a rag doll test, risking stand viability. County agent offers composite and individual germination tests, urging timely submission.
The State Juvenile home has admitted 209 children in fifteen months, with 140 in residence and crowding preventing new commitments. It nurtures normal American youths, many refined and capable, and shows drastic moral improvement in initially delinquent entrants. Causes include divorce, desertion, and parental immorality, while the staff provides food, beds, hygiene, medical care, and schooling, aiming to conserve productive citizens and reduce long term costs.
Canadian Pacific leads with the largest railway network in North America totaling 13 375 miles. The figure marks the railway’s vast reach across Canadian and American routes and underscores its dominance in continental rail transport.
Two ISU horticulture students are pruning county orchards finishing at the County Home. They expect to prune for Ernest Carlson in Franklin Township Broadgate and Haynes in Crawford Township and A Laird Woodford in Clay. The work will likely fill the rest of the week and fits around school at Ames. They average about 50 trees per ten hour day.
An order for soy bean seed will be sent within the next few days. Through the Farm Bureau office may place orders. About 20 bushels have been ordered so far, mostly varieties for hogging down. Limited acreage may push popular varieties to a premium. 4 to 5 pounds per acre needed when planted with corn for hogging down.
Edward S Hull of Miami sues Henry Ford for damages totaling 11 million dollars claiming he originated the magneto used in Ford's metered cars and that Ford has not paid him in full. The suit, filed in Miami, requests compensation for alleged unpaid royalties and related losses.
Sowert v Babson and Clarence N Stone propose a single central statistical office under a President direct head to supply information to business men, aiding the joint congressional reorganization commission studying government departments. A New York man jokes with his wife as she leaves for vacation, expecting his letters to read for reading material.
Carbon paper for pencil or typewriter at the Journal Office located at 3716. details available on request.
Mrs Karl Smith of Route 3 Washington shares her practical poultry method using a simple 10 by 20 foot hen house and small yard. She reports high winter egg production from 150 hens through careful care, clean air, and adjusted rations plus free range in February, noting strong market demand in March to May advertised via the Evening Journal.
A farmer describes feeding, water practices, and winter husbandry for laying hens. She details oats and corn mixes, green feeding, oyster shell, bran, tankage, sour milk, and silage, plus beets, pumpkins, and clover hay. She notes culling, brooding, and winter egg production challenges.
A writer expresses pride in helping farm women with poultry, hoping to engage them in caring for hens and deriving both pleasure and profit from their poultry projects.
A traveling salesman overturned his car on the Wa bash Trail east of Lineville and was pinned beneath the steering post. An Airedale dog attracted a teacher at a nearby school who then moved the car, freeing the injured man who had broken shoulders and several ribs.
Des Moines police booze squad reports over seven months 2404 quarts of wine 1424 quarts beer 5598 gallons whiskey mash 883 quarts whiskey 206 pints whiskey 287 pints alcohol seized. 167 cases bound over to grand jury 56 violators fined 75 still pending with $13,250 in fines collected.
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